1. Acceptance - ALL
SALES ARE SUBJECT TO AND EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, AND UPON
CUSTOMER'S ASSENT THERETO. NO VARIATION OF THESE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS WILL BE BINDING UPON NEU-TEC GROUP INC.
UNLESS AGREED TO IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY AN OFFICER
OR OTHER AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF NEU-TEC GROUP
INC.
2. Prices and Specifications –
Prices and product specifications are subject to change
without prior notice at any time and are current at
the time of printing.
3. Delivery and freight Prices are
FOB Farmingdale N.Y.. Shipping and handling fees, special
packaging materials , carrier surcharges and hazardous
material fees imposed by government regulation will
be added separately to the invoice. Normally, freight
will be shipped UPS prepaid on shipment less than 70
pounds. Contact Neutec Group for special shipping instructions.
4. Damaged Shipments - Please inspect
your NEU-TEC GROUP INC. shipment upon receipt. If any
external damage is noticed, accept the shipment only
after the driver has noted the damage on both his and
your copies of the delivery receipt and you have requested
an inspection by the carrier. Keep all containers and
packing material for inspection. If, upon opening a
shipment, you find a shortage or damage, you must request
inspection by the carrier within 15 days of delivery
or you will relinquish your right to make a claim. NEU-TEC
GROUP INC. reserves the right to repair a damaged product,
where applicable, before replacement or credit is determined.
5. Out of box failure - Within 10 day of
receipt, customer must inspect and test the unit
and inform Neutec Group if unit is not functioning
according to manufacturer specifications. Neutec will
advice next steps according to the below RMA procedure.
6. Payment Terms - net thirty (30)
days from date of invoice with approved credit unless
otherwise specified. Visa, Master card and Amex credits
cards are accepted.
7. Sales Tax - Sales taxes where applicable
(local, state or federal) will be added to the invoice
price.
8. Product Return Policy (RMA):
(a) Unused equipment may be returned within 10 days of
receipt by requesting a return material authorization
number (RMA) from our customer service department. All
returns must be received within 10 days of the issuance
date of the RMA and are subject to a minimum 15%
restocking fee. Return requests made after 10 days may
not be honored. Once the items are returned and
inspected we will advise accordingly. To ensure proper
credit, each item returned must include the following
information:
- Customer Name and Address
- Purchase Order Number
- NEU-TEC GROUP INC. Shipping Order Number
- Date of Invoice - Catalog Number of Returned Item(s)
- NEU-TEC GROUP INC. Return Authorization Number (RMA)
- Reason for Return
(b) Products not authorized for return include:
- Products not in completely resalable condition (including
all packaging)
- Refrigerated products or other perishables
- Products purchased on a Special Order Basis
- Products not purchased from NEU-TEC GROUP INC.
- Products with an expired shelf life or an expiration
date too short for resale
- Discontinued products
(c) To ensure prompt handling, the return authorization
number should be placed on the outside of the package.
9. Product and Service Warranties and Limitation
of Liability
(a) NEU-TEC GROUP INC. warrants to the original Customer
only that:
1. NEU-TEC GROUP INC. guaranteed to be free of defects
in material or workmanship for one (1) year from delivery;
NEU-TEC GROUP INC. Masticators are guaranteed to be
free of defects in material or workmanship for three
(3) years from delivery; and all NEU-TEC GROUP INC.
Stirring line equipment is guaranteed to be free of
defects in material or workmanship for two (2) years
from delivery;
2. Services provided, if any, will be of the kind and
quality designated and will be performed by qualified
personnel. (See our Service and extended warranty agreement)
(b) NEU-TEC GROUP INC. HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES
OR GUARANTEES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF
THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER STATUTORY, WRITTEN, ORAL, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY
OF MERCHANTABILITY, SUITABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
(c) The liability of NEU-TEC GROUP INC. under this limited
warranty does not extend to any Products which are abused,
altered or misused by the Customer or any other persons
or entities or which become defective or non-conforming
through the actions or inaction of the Customer or any
other persons or entities. A defective or non-conforming
Product is defined only as a Product which is outside
of the manufacturer's defined Product specifications,
and shall not include Products that fail to meet any
fitness of use by Customer or any unique Customer operating
conditions or applications.
(d) If any Product or Service warranted hereunder proves
defective or non-conforming, NEU-TEC GROUP INC.'s sole
liability and Customer's sole remedy hereunder shall
be for NEU-TEC GROUP INC., to repair or, at NEU-TEC
GROUP INC.'s option, (i) replace (or re-perform the
Service), at no cost to Customer, any such defective
or non-conforming Product with a non-defective or conforming
Product (as applicable) or (ii) credit Customer's account
for all amounts paid with respect to the defective or
non-conforming Product or Service upon NEU-TEC GROUP
INC.'s receipt of the defective or non-conforming Product.
In the event of replacement, the replacement Product
will be warranted for the remainder of the original
warranty period or ninety (90) days, whichever is longer.
(e) If a Product should require service, contact the
NEU-TEC GROUP INC. office for instruction. When the
return of the Product is necessary, a return authorization
number will be assigned and the Product shipped, transportation
charges prepaid, to the indicated service center. To
insure prompt handling, the return authorization number
should be placed on the outside of the package and a
detailed explanation of the defect enclosed with the
Product.
(f) IN NO EVENT SHALL NEU-TEC GROUP INC. HAVE ANY OBLIGATION
OR LIABILITY FOR ANY EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, USE OR GOODWILL),
WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE),
STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER THEORY OR FORM OF ACTION,
EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
THEREOF. THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF NEU-TEC GROUP INC. (INCLUDING
ITS SUBCONTRACTORS AND AGENTS), IF ANY, FOR DAMAGES
RELATING TO ANY PRODUCTS SOLD UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
BE LIMITED TO THE PRICE PAID FOR SUCH PRODUCT(S) AND
THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF NEU-TEC GROUP INC. (INCLUDING
ITS SUBCONTRACTORS AND AGENTS), IF ANY, FOR DAMAGES
RELATING TO ANY SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE FEES PAID FOR THE SERVICE GIVING
RISE TO SUCH CLAIM.
10. Proprietary Information - Each party
(a "Recipient") shall maintain in confidence,
not disclose to any third party, and not use, except
for the specific purpose of performing under this Agreement,
all proprietary information furnished to it by the other
party (a "Discloser") or any Discloser Affiliate
in connection with this Agreement, or derived from the
Discloser or any Discloser Affiliate in performance
of this Agreement, and shall return to the Discloser
or a Discloser Affiliate, upon request, all copies (then
in Recipient's possession) of documents and other tangible
media furnished by or derived from Discloser or such
Discloser Affiliate, respectively, in connection with
the performance of this Agreement. The Recipient shall
inform its employees, agents, and representatives of
these obligations and shall require them to assume equivalent
obligations.
11. Miscellaneous
(a) Termination - This Agreement may be terminated by
either party for convenience at any time upon reasonable
written notice delivered to the other party. In the
event of any termination or expiration of this Agreement,
Customer shall be billed immediately for Products shipped
through the effective date of such termination or expiration
and all custom Products purchased for Customer in NEU-TEC
GROUP INC’s inventories at such date, and Customer
shall pay the invoiced amount immediately upon receipt
of such invoice.
(b) Force Majeure - In the event either party is prevented
in whole or in material part from performing its obligations
under this Agreement solely as a result of force majeure,
upon the prompt giving of notice to the other party
detailing such force majeure event and its anticipated
duration, the obligations of the party so prevented
shall be excused during such period of delay, and such
party shall take whatever reasonable steps are necessary
to relieve the effect of such cause as rapidly as possible.
(c) Merger, Modification, Waiver - No amendment, modification
or waiver of these terms shall be binding on either
party unless reduced to writing and signed by an authorized
officer of the party to be bound, and in the case of
a waiver, shall be effective only in the specific instance
and for the specific purpose for which given, and shall
not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
The failure of either party to enforce at any time or
for any period of time any of the provisions of this
Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of such
provisions or of the right of such party thereafter
to enforce each and every such provision. No course
of dealing, usage of trade or course of performance
shall supplement, explain or amend any term, condition
or instruction of this Agreement or any shipment of
Products hereunder.
(d) Applicable Law - This Agreement is made pursuant
to, and shall be construed and enforced exclusively
in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of
New York (and United States federal law, to the extent
applicable), without giving effect to otherwise applicable
principles of conflicts of law.
(e) Authority to Enter into Agreement - Each party represents
and warrants that it is authorized to enter into this
Agreement and that in so doing it is not in violation
of the terms or conditions of any contract or other
agreement to which it may be a party.
(f) Nature of Relationship - Neither party, its employees
or permitted subcontractors or agents shall, under any
circumstances, be considered to be an agent, partner,
joint venturer or representative of the other party. |